We have arrived in Albuquerque and chile is available 24/7 now! After spending some time with a few family members we headed off to one of our favorite restaurants, Gardunos. I believe Gardunos restaurant has everything in the Spanish food category! Now I do apologize for the grainy pics but I forgot my camera and had to use my iphone. When you haven't been to one of your favorite restaurants in a long time you tend to want to order everything. We started off with the complimentary chips and salsa and the yumms and moaning started, then because they have one of the best quesos around we ordered their chile con queso and once again savored the dish. Main entree time; a combination plate of a taco, a chile relleno smothered with green chile, and a cheese enchilada smothered with red chile - other wise known as christmas style (red & green chile). The plate was also served with Spanish rice, refried beans and sopaipillas. In the picture you will also notice the margarita and the Corona bottles filled with salt and pepper. Now dinner was going to be low-key since lunch was so filling but it was not going to be without green chile - pizza. Yep, in NM green chile is put on everything, including Pizza, in fact Micky D's has green chile cheeseburgers on their menu. Ahhh chile, (large smile on my face)! Not sure what other meals we will have in the days to come, but I'm sure that the majority of them will have chile as the ingredient!

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One of my greatest joys is having everyone at the dinner table each night, and if your like me, life gets busy, and getting to that sit down dinner can get complicated! Between your overwhelming schedule, your kids sports and activities, and all of the other commitments your family has planned, getting dinner to the table each night can be a bit overwhelming. To save you a trip through drive-thru I'd like to share with you my weekly menus that will feature 6 recipes. You will be able to arrange them to fit your week. Like God, I plan on resting on the 7th day, a perfect day for your family to take you out for dinner! :) Each week will feature: 2 "Quick Meals" to make when a meeting or sports event will have you busy in the evening. 3 "Got Some Time Meals" to make when you have a free evening, but, they won't be so complicated that you spend your whole evening in the kitchen. Last but not least, the week will have 1 "Pass the Wine, I got all the time to cook Meals". One trick that saves me lots of time are the recipes I make that have what I call "Freezer Value". A freezer value will explain what meals can be placed in your freezer that will be used in a different recipe throughout the month. Also, if a recipe is created by me; I choose to use ingredients that are full fat, I do not use non-fat or low-fat products due to the chemicals that are placed in them. If I've used another persons recipe, I print it as it was intended, but I substitute for full fat products. Each Friday I'll post my weekly menu and grocery list so you can arrange it to fit your week. Since this is a new project for me, please feel free to email me with your ideas for the site, there are a lot of talented people out there. Now, lets eat!